Hydraulic system with electronic identifiers

Abstract

A hose assembly for a hydraulic system, the hose assembly includes: a first hose coupled a pump with a hydraulic actuator using a first port, wherein the first hose comprises a first electronic device configured to provide identification information for the first hose, a second hose coupled with the hydraulic actuator with a hydraulic return component using a second port, wherein the second hose comprises a second electronic device configured to provide identification information for the second hose; and a controller. The controller receives connection signals and identification information for the first hose and the second hose, determines a connection fault based on at least one of the first connection signal and the second connection signal, and adjusts internal operation of a hydraulic manifold.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A hose assembly for a hydraulic system, the hose assembly comprising:
 a first hose configured to fluidly couple a pump with a hydraulic actuator using a first port, wherein the first hose comprises a first electronic device configured to provide identification information for the first hose; 
 a second hose configured to fluidly couple the hydraulic actuator with a hydraulic return component using a second port, wherein the second hose comprises a second electronic device configured to provide identification information for the second hose; and 
 a controller configured to:
 receive a first connection signal using the identification information for the first hose and a second connection signal using the identification information for the second hose; 
 determine that the first hose has fluidly coupled using the first port based on the first connection signal; 
 determine that the second hose has fluidly coupled using the second port based on the second connection signal; 
 determine a connection fault based on at least one of the first connection signal and the second connection signal; 
 adjust internal operation of a hydraulic manifold to fluidly couple the pump with the hydraulic actuator using the first hose and to fluidly couple the hydraulic actuator with the hydraulic return component using the second hose. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The hose assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the hydraulic manifold comprises the first port and the second port; or 
 the hydraulic actuator comprises the first port and the second port. 
 
     
     
       3. The hose assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first port is configured to allow fluid to flow from the pump to the hydraulic actuator, and wherein the second port is configured to allow the fluid to flow from the hydraulic actuator to the hydraulic return component. 
     
     
       4. The hose assembly of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a first transmitter proximate to the first port, the first transmitter configured to:
 communicate with the first electronic device to receive the identification information for the first hose; and 
 provide the first connection signal based on the identification information for the first hose, wherein the first connection signal comprises an indication that the first hose is connected to the first port; and 
 
 a second transmitter proximate to the second port, the second transmitter configured to:
 communicate with the second electronic device to determine the identification information for the second hose; and 
 provide the second connection signal based on the identification information for the second hose, wherein the second connection signal comprises an indication that the second hose is connected to the second port. 
 
 
     
     
       5. The hose assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the first transmitter and the first electronic device communicate via passive tag radio-frequency identification (RFID), active tag RFID, near-field communication (NFC), near-field magnetic induction (NFMI), Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. 
     
     
       6. The hose assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the first electronic device is a passive RFID tag and the first transmitter comprises an active RFID reader configured to read the passive RFID tag to determine the identification information for the first hose. 
     
     
       7. The hose assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide a notification of the connection fault to a monitoring device of the hydraulic system. 
     
     
       8. A method of determining faults in a hydraulic system, the method comprising:
 receiving a first connection signal using the identification information for the first hose and a second connection signal using the identification information for the second hose; 
 determining that the first hose has fluidly coupled using the first port based on the first connection signal; 
 determining that the second hose has fluidly coupled using the second port based on the second connection signal; 
 determining a connection fault based on at least one of the first connection signal and the second connection signal; 
 adjusting internal operation of the hydraulic manifold to fluidly couple the pump with the hydraulic actuator using the first hose and to fluidly couple the hydraulic actuator with the hydraulic return component using the second hose. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the identification information for the first hose comprises a type, a manufacture, a functionality, or a configuration of the first hose. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the connection signal for the first hose comprises connection information that identifies a port that the first hose uses to fluidly couple the pump. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 8 , wherein receiving identification information and connection signal for the first hose comprises receiving identification information and connection signal via passive tag radio-frequency identification (RFID), active tag RFID, near-field communication (NFC), near-field magnetic induction (NFMI), Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein receiving identification information and connection signal for the first hose comprises receiving receive identification information and connection signal via a passive RFID tag coupled to the first hose and an active RFID reader proximate to the first port, the active RFID reader configured to read the passive RFID tag to determine the identification information for the first hose. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 8 , wherein:
 determining a connection fault based on at least one of the identification information and connection signal comprises determining that the first hose has disconnected from the first port; and 
 providing a notification of the connection fault comprises providing an indication of the first hose being disconnected from the first port to the monitoring device. 
 
     
     
       14. A hydraulic system comprising:
 a first hose configured to fluidly couple a pump with a hydraulic actuator using a first port, wherein the first hose comprises a first electronic device configured to provide identification information for the first hose; 
 a second hose configured to fluidly couple the hydraulic actuator with a hydraulic return component using a second port, wherein the second hose comprises a second electronic device configured to provide identification information for the second hose; and 
 a controller configured to:
 receive a first connection signal using the identification information for the first hose and a second connection signal using the identification information for the second hose; 
 determine that the first hose has fluidly coupled using the first port based on the first connection signal; 
 determine that the second hose has fluidly coupled using the second port based on the second connection signal; 
 determine a connection fault based on at least one of the first connection signal and the second connection signal; 
 adjust internal operation of a hydraulic manifold to fluidly couple the pump with the hydraulic actuator using the first hose and to fluidly couple the hydraulic actuator with the hydraulic return component using the second hose. 
 
 
     
     
       15. The hydraulic system of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the hydraulic manifold comprises the first port and the second port; or 
 the hydraulic actuator comprises the first port and the second port. 
 
     
     
       16. The hydraulic system of  claim 14 , wherein the first port is configured to allow fluid to flow from the pump to the hydraulic actuator, and wherein the second port is configured to allow the fluid to flow from the hydraulic actuator to the hydraulic return component. 
     
     
       17. The hydraulic system of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a first transmitter proximate to the first port, the first transmitter configured to:
 communicate with the first electronic device to receive the identification information for the first hose; and 
 provide the first connection signal based on the identification information for the first hose, wherein the first connection signal comprises an indication that the first hose is connected to the first port; and 
 
 a second transmitter proximate to the second port, the second transmitter configured to:
 communicate with the second electronic device to determine the identification information for the second hose; and 
 provide the second connection signal based on the identification information for the second hose, wherein the second connection signal comprises an indication that the second hose is connected to the second port. 
 
 
     
     
       18. The hydraulic system of  claim 17 , wherein the first transmitter and the first electronic device communicate via passive tag radio-frequency identification (RFID), active tag RFID, near-field communication (NFC), near-field magnetic induction (NFMI), Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. 
     
     
       19. The hydraulic system of  claim 18 , wherein the first electronic device is a passive RFID tag and the first transmitter comprises an active RFID reader configured to read the passive RFID tag to determine the identification information for the first hose. 
     
     
       20. The hydraulic system of  claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide a notification of the connection fault to a monitoring device of the hydraulic system.